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SPL round-up: Dundee United keep hopes of third alive
guardian.co.uk May 08 2011 04:31
Understrength Motherwell hammered at Tannadice Aberdeen's sorry season continues with loss to SaintsJon Daly struck a hat-trick in little over 13 minutes as Dundee United kept alive their slim hopes of pipping Hearts to third place in the Scottish Premier League with a 4-0 victory against Motherwell.Daly headed home in the 36th minute and scored his second seven minutes later to give United a comfortable half-time lead against an understrength Motherwell side.The Irishman took advantage of more slack defending by the visitors to put the game out of the reach four minutes into the second half and Keith Watson claimed a late fourth goal. Motherwell improved considerably in possession after half-time and Francis Jeffers curled just wide from the edge of the area.But United regained cont